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Swaraj recalls contributions of Mahatma Gandhi, Nelson Mandela
Updated : 8 years ago IST
Pietermaritzburg [South Africa], June 7 (ANI): External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj recalled the contributions made by Father of Nation Mahatma Gandhi and anti-apartheid crusader Nelson Mandela on the 125th anniversary of Satyagraha as she said India and South Africa have emerged as mo
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Pietermaritzburg incident led to political awakening : PM Modi
Updated : 8 years ago IST
Pietermaritzburg [South Africa], June 7 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday called the Pietermaritzburg incident, involving Father of Nation Mahatma Gandhi, as the beginning of a journey to political awakening.
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Mahatma Gandhi's historic felicitation at Pietermaritzburg station
Updated : 8 years ago IST
Pietermaritzburg [South Africa], June 7 (ANI): External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj on Thursday visited the historic Pietermaritzburg railway station, where more than a century ago Father of Nation Mahatma Gandhi suffered humiliation after being thrown out of the first class compartmen
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India, S Africa relationship has stood test of time: Swaraj
Updated : 8 years, 1 month ago IST
Pietermaritzburg [South Africa], June 7 (ANI): External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj addressed Indian diaspora in Pietermaritzburg during her last leg of South Africa's visit while stressing on relationship between India and South Africa.
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Swaraj evokes Mahatma Gandhi in Durban museum
Updated : 8 years, 1 month ago IST
Durban [South Africa], June 6 (ANI): During her last leg of South Africa's visit, External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj on Wednesday celebrated the bilateral connection with India by visiting the Mahatma Gandhi Institute of Computer Education and Information Technology at Phonix settlement
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UNEP Chief envisions plastic-free India
Updated : 8 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 5 (ANI): Executive Director of the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) Erik Solheim on Tuesday underscored that the aim of the top global environment authority is to make India and the world plastic-free.
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Swaraj discusses bilateral ties with S African President
Updated : 8 years, 1 month ago IST
Johannesburg [South Africa], Jun 4 (ANI): External Affairs Minister (EAM) Sushma Swaraj met South African President Cyril Ramaphosa and discussed ways of strengthening bilateral ties between India and South Africa here on Sunday.
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PM Modi unveils Mahatma Gandhi plaque in Singapore
Updated : 8 years, 1 month ago IST
Singapore City [Singapore], Jun 2 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday unveiled the plaque, marking the immersion site of Father of the Nation Mahatma Gandhi's ashes at Clifford Pier in Singapore.
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No reason for anyone to object to RSS principles: VP
Updated : 8 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 2 (ANI): Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu on Friday recalled his association with the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) and said that the organisation is all about self-discipline, self-respect, self-defence, self- reliance, social reform, social consciousness, social
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Hindu Mahasabha requests Veer Savarkar's picture on currency
Updated : 8 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 29 (ANI): Akhil Bharat Hindu Mahasabha (ABHM) has requested the Central government to replace the picture of Mahatma Gandhi from the Indian currency with the picture of social reformer Veer Savarkar.
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New Karnataka CM meets PM Modi in Delhi
Updated : 8 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 28 (ANI): Newly elected Karnataka Chief Minister H. D. Kumaraswamy met Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday in the national capital.
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Railways to go vegetarian on Gandhi Jayanti
Updated : 8 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 21 (ANI): The Indian Railway Board proposed to mark the occasion of Gandhi Jayanti as a 'Vegetarian Day', suggesting that it will not include non-vegetarian items in the meals served on that day.
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